tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post1182700745870247977..comments2015-03-04T00:00:07.318+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Parking thousands of bicyclesDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-25963377245171765012009-02-27T15:56:00.000+01:002009-02-27T15:56:00.000+01:00I'm afraid that closing the cycle parks overnight ...I'm afraid that closing the cycle parks overnight would not work. Lots of people have reasons to leave their bikes overnight. e.g. shift workers, people who leave a bike at the station because they live further away, people who have gone on holiday by train etc.<BR/><BR/>What does happen occasionally is that bikes have labels attached saying when they will be removed (perhaps in two weeks time).David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-21650115843946086552009-02-27T15:45:00.000+01:002009-02-27T15:45:00.000+01:00My first thought was...has to be less space then t...My first thought was...has to be less space then the equivilent number of cars. I would think that just by posting no overnight parking, that would help resolve some of the problem. At 2 am, a crew comes in and removes all remaining bikes. they are held for a few weeks, then if not claimed and the penalty fee paid, they are auctioned off. <BR/><BR/>But on the whole ..I am envious of having the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-8585315697368530022009-02-27T09:57:00.000+01:002009-02-27T09:57:00.000+01:00I have noticed that the bicycle racks and fietsens...I have noticed that the bicycle racks and fietsenstalling are always really busy at our station from a Monday morning (at 7am) until Friday evening and then suddenly lots of the bikes have gone. I keep thinking that students leave them there on a Sunday night and pick them up again on their way home on Friday. <BR/><BR/>I have noticed some bikes that have been abandoned and have been taking up a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-51978293580902817552009-02-27T09:09:00.000+01:002009-02-27T09:09:00.000+01:00Wow, so many bicycles! Somebody once claimed that ...Wow, so many bicycles! Somebody once claimed that there are 800.000 bicycles in Vienna but less than 20.000 parking spots (well, it seems that most of the 800.000 bicycles aren't actually used, but still). Most people therefore have to chain their bikes to lampposts and traffic signs. Not a good solution. Authorities rather let cars park on the road than bicycles, there are fights over each car annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989947994626570874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-48941727356745688932009-02-27T03:51:00.000+01:002009-02-27T03:51:00.000+01:00But still... it's not nearly the space problem car...But still... it's not nearly the space problem cars create. We should have such problems in America. We have to live farther apart to fit all the cars in. Problem compounding problem.spiderlegreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306905473637646256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-16736544578427096122009-02-27T03:23:00.000+01:002009-02-27T03:23:00.000+01:00better bicycles than trying to park that many cars...better bicycles than trying to park that many cars!<BR/><BR/>Aaron2whls3spdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.com